98 RAM 318 Auto trans. Band adj.

From : oz

Q: as much as ive enjoyed my 97 ram and use now as a work truck on a daily basis sometimes working on it can be a bit of a pain. changed the waterpump yesterday. first lesson i learned was that the fan shroud does not come off first. you must remove clutch fan assembly then pull the shroud and fan out at same time. a lousy 1/2 difference in shroud width and this would not be the case. as for the clutch fan..what a fricken pain in the ass. using special tools .... an adjustable wrench and crow bar i successfully removed it allowing access to pump. pump came off easily and replacement was quick cept for one little glitch. the heater hose going to pump secures to a tube that is pressed into pump. this tube does not come with new pump and attempting to reuse the old one didnt work since it did not come out in one piece from old pump. just glad advance auto was open till eleven last night. i just have to question some of the engineering that goes into designing the layout of the truck ....ie last project was changing distributor cap and rotor by feel since it is placed in a spot that had to be intentionally designed to make it inaccessable or at least as aggrevating as possible. i have heard from people that have replaced the beer keg intake with the m1 they its a lot easier to get to the distributer with the m1. i changed the cap and rotor in my dak same deal. maybe if you unbolt the cab and jack it up about four inches you sould be able to get to it. with 100k on vehicle i took opportunity to change belt and thermostat at same time along with hoses. now i am wondering if i should have also done timing chain since i spent a fricken day doing a lousy water pump i do not even want to think about getting in there again anytime soon. .

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From : tom lawrence

i have a question about my water pump. my 01 ram 5.9 has a leaking water pump. the coolant doesnt make it to the ground. it seeps out little by little and burns off. you can look up underneath the truck to see the greenish color towards the top of the pump. i realize i could replace the pump now...but how do i know when i really have to replace it soon .